Cowden-Herrick Jr/Sr High School
Cowden, IL · Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A
Regular public school · Grades PK - 12 · Rural, remote
140th of 601 Illinois high schools statewide · better than 77%▲ Improving
633 County Highway 22, Cowden, IL 62422
(217)783-2125NCES ID 170017602389Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Cowden-Herrick Jr/Sr High School 140th of 601 Illinois high schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 77% of high schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 18th in 2019 to 77th in 2025 — improving.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 170 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1998, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 98.4% | 100.0% | ▲ 1.6 pts | |
| Black | 1.6% | 0.0% | ▼ 1.6 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1998. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $150K in zip 62422 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2017
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Cowden-Herrick Jr/Sr High School
- #324Beecher City Jr-Sr High SchoolBeecher City CUSD 20 · 5.1 mi away324th of 601
ELA 47% ▼22 · Math 35% ▼8Compare - #147Shelbyville High SchoolShelbyville CUSD 4 · 12.2 mi away147th of 601
ELA 61% ▼8 · Math 49% ▲6Compare - #216Stewardson-Strasburg High SchoolStewardson-Strasburg CUD 5A · 13.7 mi away216th of 601
ELA 47% ▼22 · Math 50% ▲7Compare - #207Altamont High SchoolAltamont CUSD 10 · 14.3 mi away207th of 601
ELA 52% ▼17 · Math 48% ▲5Compare - #157St Elmo Sr High SchoolSt Elmo CUSD 202 · 14.3 mi away157th of 601
ELA 54% ▼15Compare - #166Ramsey High SchoolRamsey CUSD 204 · 15.2 mi away166th of 601
ELA 69% = · Math 37% ▼6Compare - #234Pana Sr High SchoolPana CUSD 8 · 15.3 mi away234th of 601
ELA 62% ▼7 · Math 33% ▼10Compare - –Brownstown High SchoolBrownstown CUSD 201 · 18 mi awayCompare
What school district is Cowden-Herrick Jr/Sr High School in?
Cowden-Herrick Jr/Sr High School is part of the Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A district in Cowden, Illinois.
Is Cowden-Herrick Jr/Sr High School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Cowden-Herrick Jr/Sr High School 140th of 601 Illinois high schools (better than 77% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Cowden-Herrick Jr/Sr High School?
White 100% (170 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Cowden-Herrick Jr/Sr High School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 62422 is $150K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.